Music

TEACHER RESOURCES

• VAPA Virtual Resources website

• VAPA Teacher Handbook

• Slideshow of Secondary Music Programs Districtwide (2022)

• Job aid for requesting sheet music from the VAPA Music Library (items will be shipped to your site; if you are a VAPA itinerant teacher, contact Martha directly)

• Student Symphony Etiquette

COURSES & CURRICULUM

• SDUSD Music Critical Concepts and Proficiency Scales (See the Professional Learning tab for more standards-based learning tools and resources)

• SDUSD Secondary Music Pathways Poster in PDF

• Secondary

  • SDUSD VAPA Pathways Handbook (2017)

  • Current High School Course Descriptions: Band || Orchestra || Choir || Jazz Ensemble || Piano || Guitar

• VAPA Core Learnings (uses outdated standards)

  • General Music: Grades K-2 || Grades 3-5

  • Choral Music: Grades 6-8 || Grades 9-12

  • Instrumental Music: Grades 4-5 || Grades 6-8 || Grades 9-12

  • Guitar: Grades 6-8

• Elementary

  • Music Lessons (uses outdated standards): Grade K || Grade 1 || Grade 2

STANDARDS

• California Arts Standards for Music (2019)

• California Visual and Performing Arts Framework (2020)

• National Core Arts Standards (2014)

MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONS

• National Association for Music Education (NAfME) || California Music Education Association (CMEA) || CMEA - Southern Border Section

• California Band Directors Association (CBDA)

• California Orchestra Directors Association (CODA)

• Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA)

• California Alliance for Jazz (CAJ)

• American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) || California Choral Directors Association (CCDA)

• Southern California Vocal Association (SCVA)

• American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA) || San Diego Chapter of AOSA

• Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE) || Kodály Association of Southern California (KASC)

• Dalcroze Society of America